Chris Barrie
Biography
Chris Barrie is a British actor and comedian who was born in Hanover, West Germany, and began his television career in 1982 as a sports impersonator on The David Essex Showcase before working as a vocal impressionist for the ITV sketch show Spitting Image. He is best known for two long-running sitcom roles: Arnold Rimmer in the sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf, played across 13 series between 1988 and 2020, and the incompetent leisure center manager Gordon Brittas in the BBC's The Brittas Empire, which ran from 1991 to 1997. His film work includes Lara Croft's butler Hillary in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) and Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003). He has also narrated Red Dwarf audiobooks and hosted engineering programs such as Britain's Greatest Machines.
66years old
Turns 67 on March 28in 138 days
- Born Hanover
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Also credited as Christopher Jonathan Brown
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 12 years2001 to 2013
Every film, newest first
- 2013Saving SantaIMDb rating 5.3
- 2003Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of LifeIMDb rating 5.5
- 2001Lara Croft: Tomb RaiderIMDb rating 5.8
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About the name
Because an actor named Chris Brown was already on the Equity UK lists, Chris Barrie took the surname "Barrie" for himself.
Beyond film
Barrie voiced Ronald Reagan in Frankie Goes to Hollywood's pop song "Two Tribes," and he also contributed various vocalizations to other tracks by the band and Art of Noise.
A role that slipped away
Barrie turned down the chance to reprise his Red Dwarf role as Rimmer in an American pilot because he did not want to commit to a five-series contract.
Beyond film
Besides appearing in the TV series, Barrie narrated the first two Red Dwarf books, Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers and Better Than Life, and used his voice to bring the other characters to life as they sound on the show.
Beyond film
Barrie brought back his Gordon Brittas character in 2014, appearing in the music video for Little Mix's take on "Word Up!".
Chris Barrie movies on Netflix
Worked with
Chris Barrie shares two films with Angelina Jolie, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Angelina Jolie's page
Noah Taylor's page
Ciarán Hinds's page
Jon Voight's page
Tim Curry's page
Simon Yam's page
All films by Simon West
All films by Jan de Bont
Aaron SeelmanDirector, 1 film, 2013
All films by Aaron Seelman
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.